Thu Feb 17, 2022 – 5:13 pm EST
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – The Florida House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban abortions by 15 weeks of pregnancy in anticipation of a Supreme Court decision that may overturn Roe v. Wade.
The House approved the bill, HB 5, in a 78-39 vote along party lines Wednesday night.
HB 5, introduced by Republican Rep. Erin Gall, includes exceptions in cases where a mother allegedly risks death or “irreversible physical impairment,” but not for rape or incest.
“This is the right to life and to give up life is unconscionable to me,” said Rep. Dana Trabulsy, who voted for the bill. Trabulsy revealed that she had abortion but has “regretted it every day since.”
One Republican, Rep. Rene Plasencia, voted against the measure. HB 5 now heads to the state Senate, which is controlled by Republicans.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously stated that he would support a 15-week abortion ban. “I am supportive of 15 weeks,” the GOP governor said in January. “I think that’ll be something we’ll be able to sign and I think a lot of people would be happy with that.”
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